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In response to a picture book, each participant identifies their own unique qualities and shares them proudly on a star. They demonstrate respect and trust to share their qualities and pay attention to others' traits.
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Unit: You Are Uniquely You
Unit: Be the Change: Democracy
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In this lesson, we explore the importance of each person's right to vote and the injustice of limiting that power.
Unit: Civic Virtue in Modern American Democracy
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As a group we define good citizenship, including the classic Roman concept of civic virtue (putting the common good above individual need).
Unit: Cultural Competence
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In this lesson we learn the history of the Indigenous people who lived in our specific area. We learn that language matters, and there is a respectful way to talk about the heritage of a person who was first to live in an area.
Unit: The Power of Children
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Students form groups, sign group agreements, delegate tasks, and begin forming their service-learing project proposal. The teacher provides mini-lessons to individuals, as needed, who bring information back to groups on presentation skills, budgeting, and service-learning procedure.
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Step Five is where students create the presentation of the service-learning project they are proposing. They will receive feedback and then present their ideas in front of parents and community partners that you invite in. The presentations are a celebration of the learning that has happened up...
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
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Learners define caring through discussion of examples and writing an acrostic.
Unit: Stand and Deliver for Justice and Diversity
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Learners explore and share their attitudes about diversity and issues of justice and kindness. The learners brainstorm ways that they can promote the common good by working to eliminate stereotyping, intolerance, discrimination, and prejudice. Students also...
Unit: Forced to Flee and Find a New Home
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This lesson focuses on the language of human rights. Learners examine the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and analyze the rights from a personal perspective. They discuss how well they perceive that the rights are enforced.
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Young people investigate, plan, and facilitate a service-learning project that benefits refugees in their community.
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